Vulcan Town council has awarded a tender worth about $400,000 for a street improvement project.

Shawne Excavating and Trucking Ltd. had the lowest of three bids for the project along the 200 block of Fourth Street South.

Shawnee bid $421,881.08, a figure that includes GST and a contingency of $36,526.50. The highest bid was $558,251.93.

A Basic Municipal Transportation Grant is covering 75 per cent of the project cost and the remaining 25 per cent is being paid through a Local improvement Tax.

The Town of Vulcan will be paying almost half of the Local improvement Tax as the Town owns Memorial Park, and six property owners along the 200 block of Fourth Street South will each be paying a portion of that tax, said Kim Fath, the Town’s administrator.

The work includes improvements to the road, curbs, sidewalks, and water and sewer systems.